Unidad 11: EU Terminology

Atrás

Fines y objetivos

En esta unidad aprenderá el vocabulario relacionado con la Unión Europea.

Practicará las siguientes habilidades y funciones:

  • Lectura de textos generales sobre temas de la UE
  • Hablar sobre las costumbres y la rutina en el pasado

El enfoque gramatical de esta unidad es:

Vocabulario

solicitud
aprobación
conciencia
prestación social
fronteras
jefe
candidato
ciudadano
fecha límite
borrador
elecciones/comicios
ampliación
dimensión europea
retroalimentación
fundadores
sin fronteras
igualdad entre sexos
gobierno
orientación
implementación
integración
jerga
justicia
duradero
ley
legislación
medidas
resumen
regiones periféricas
políticas
vida del proyecto
propuesta
reglas
seguridad
seguridad
seminario
fondos estructurales
impuestos
amenaza
abolir
lograr
pretender/esperar conseguir algo
asistir
formular
mantener
fusionar/combinar
promover
sustituir
tratar justamente
guerra

Práctica del vocabulario

Ejercicio 1: Práctica del vocabulario

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Comprensión auditiva

Ejercicio 1: Selección múltiple

Elija la respuesta correcta.

Grabación:
Transcripción:
JanetMy boss has given me some paperwork to do on a European Project. I'm not familiar with all the jargon. Can you help me?
MartinDon't worry. It is a bit confusing at first. I used to spend a lot of time looking up web pages on the EU. You will get used to it.
JanetReally, though, I will need some guidance in drafting the project.
MartinThe National Agency will give you advice on drafting the proposal. I used to contact them by phone or email. But you could send the project outline to them to get some feedback.
JanetOh, dear. I have no idea how to start.
MartinWhy don't you attend one of the seminars held by the National Agency? They used to hold them every year before the application deadline. I'm sure they still do.
JanetThat's a great idea. I'll ask for approval from my boss right away.
Este ejercicio está también disponible en forma auditiva/oral:
  1. What paperwork has Janet got to do?
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?
  2. How will the National Agency help her?
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?
  3. Why will Janet speak to her boss?
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?

Ejercicio 2: Selección múltiple

Elija la respuesta correcta.

Grabación:
Transcripción:

The European Union is a group of 25 countries whose governments work together. It's a bit like a club. To join you have to agree to follow the rules and in return you get certain benefits. Each country has to pay money to be a member. They mostly do this through taxes. The EU uses the money to change the way people live and do business in Europe. Countries join because they think that they will benefit from the changes the EU makes. These are the five top aims of the EU:

  1. Promote economic and social progress through helping people to earn enough money and be treated fairly.
  2. Speak for the European Union on the international scene.
  3. Introduce European citizenship. A frontier-free area has been created within which people, goods, services and money can all move around freely.
  4. Develop Europe as an area of freedom, security and justice which will help Europeans to live in safety, without the threat of war.
  5. Maintain and build on EU law with legislation that protects people's rights in the member countries.
Este ejercicio está también disponible en forma auditiva/oral:
  1. How many countries are in the EU?
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
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  2. If you join the European Union you must:
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    b. 
    c. 
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  3. Why do countries join the EU?
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    b. 
    c. 
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  4. How does the EU aim to promote economic and social progress?
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    c. 
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  5. What does EU legislation protect?
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    b. 
    c. 
    ?

Ejercicio 3: Selección múltiple

Elija la respuesta correcta.

Grabación:
Transcripción:

People used to dream of a united Europe living in peace and friendship. After the Second World War, their dream started to become reality. It began with the creation of the Coal and Steel Community, then the European Economic Community and the formation of a "common market". The EEC used to be six members and then other countries joined. In 1967 the three European communities - ECSC, EURATOM, EEC - joined together to form a single Commission and a single Council of Ministers as well as the European Parliament. The Treaty of Maastricht (1992) introduced new forms of co-operation and created the European Union (EU). Passport and customs checks were abolished at most of the EU's internal borders and this offered greater mobility for EU citizens. On 1 January 2002 the Euro replaced national currencies in twelve of the 15 countries of the European Union. With enlargement ten more countries in eastern and southern Europe joined the EU in 2004.

Este ejercicio está también disponible en forma auditiva/oral:
  1. When did the idea of a united Europe start to become reality?
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
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  2. How did it begin?
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
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  3. The EEC used to be:
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    b. 
    c. 
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  4. In what year was the European Union created?
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?
  5. How many countries started using the euro in 2002?
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?

Comprensión general

Ejercicio 1: Verdadero/Falso

Para cada afirmación abajo elija Verdadero o Falso.

Este ejercicio está también disponible en forma auditiva/oral:
  1. National Agencies give advice on drafting proposals.


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  2. You can attend seminars before the application deadline.


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  3. They hold seminars every year.


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  4. The EEC was not the same thing as the European Union.


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  5. The governments of the 25 countries work against each other.


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  6. EU legislation protects people's rights in the member countries.


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  7. The European Parliament created the European Union.


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  8. EU citizens have greater mobility now than they used to have.


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  9. Passport controls still exist at most of the EU's internal borders.


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  10. In 2004 with enlargement ten countries joined the EU.


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Ejercicio 2: Completar las frases

Practique hablando. Complete las frases que oiga según el ejemplo.

Pulse el botón "Play" para escuchar las instrucciones:

Práctica de la gramática

Ejercicio 1: Transformación

Cambie la estructura de cada frase según el modelo.

Este ejercicio está también disponible en forma auditiva/oral:
Ejemplo:

I live in Austria now. (Turkey)
I live in Austria now but I used to live in Turkey.

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Ejercicio 2: Transformación

Cambie la estructura de cada frase según el modelo.

Este ejercicio está también disponible en forma auditiva/oral:
Ejemplo:

The EU has 25 members now.
Yes, but it didn't use to have 25 members.

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Ejercicio 3: Transformación

Cambie la estructura de cada frase según el modelo.

Este ejercicio está también disponible en forma auditiva/oral:
Ejemplo:

I live in Sweden now. (Where?)
Where did you use to live?

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Ejercicio 4: Selección

Elija la respuesta correcta.

Este ejercicio está también disponible en forma auditiva/oral:
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Consolidación

Ejercicio 1: Verdadero/Falso

Para cada afirmación abajo elija Verdadero o Falso.

Grabación:
Transcripción:

The political vision of the EU's founding fathers was to build a solidly united Europe. To achieve a European dimension, measures implementing solidarity and integration have been created in very practical areas such as the single market, agricultural policies, competition, free movement of goods, capital and services, technical standards and policies that protect the environment. Similarly, people living in Europe's outlying regions benefit from structural funds. Every citizen of the Union has the right to vote and to stand as a candidate at municipal and European parliamentary elections in the EU country where he or she is living. Their fundamental rights include gender equality and non-discrimination of nationality, race, religion, age, and sexual orientation. However a sense of being European and belonging must arise from shared cultural awareness.

Este ejercicio está también disponible en forma auditiva/oral:
  1. The EU's founding fathers envisaged a solidly united Europe.


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  2. Policies have been implemented to create a European dimension.


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  3. There are European policies to protect the environment.


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  4. Only certain citizens have a right to vote.


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  5. People living in outlying regions in the EU benefit from structural funds.


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  6. Only nationals can stand as a candidate at municipal elections.


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  7. There is free movement of goods but not of people in the EU.


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  8. Germans living in Spain can vote in the European elections.


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  9. Only French people can work in France.


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  10. Shared cultural awareness is important to European unity.


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Ejercicio 2: Dictado

Primero escuche la grabación completa. Después pase al campo de texto de entrada y use la tecla ‘>’ para oír el dictado por partes y apúntelo. Para más información lea la ayuda con los ejercicios.

Grabación:
Transcripción:

The political vision of the EU's founding fathers was to build a solidly united Europe. To achieve a European dimension, measures implementing solidarity and integration have been created in very practical areas such as the single market, agricultural policies, competition, free movement of goods, capital and services, technical standards and policies that protect the environment.

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Ejercicio 3: Ejercicio de huecos

Escuche atentamente la grabación y luego rellene los huecos en el texto de abajo usando las mismas palabras.

Grabación:
Transcripción:

Similarly, people living in Europe's outlying regions benefit from structural funds. Every citizen of the Union has the right to vote and to stand as a candidate at municipal and European parliamentary elections in the EU country where he or she is living. Their fundamental rights include gender equality and non-discrimination of nationality, race, religion, age, and sexual orientation. However a sense of being European and belonging must arise from shared cultural awareness.

Similarly, people ? in Europe's outlying regions benefit ? structural funds. ? citizen of the Union has ? right to vote and to stand ? a candidate ? municipal and European parliamentary elections ? the EU country ? he or she is living. Their fundamental rights include gender equality and non-discrimination of nationality, race, religion, age, and sexual orientation. However a sense ? being European and belonging must arise ? shared cultural awareness.

Ejercicio 4: Rellenar huecos

Elija la opción correcta para completar las frases siguientes.

Este ejercicio está también disponible en forma auditiva/oral:
  1. Don't ____ so much time on the draft.
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    b. 
    c. 
    ?
  2. The EU has ____ a significant amount of its own terminology.
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    b. 
    c. 
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  3. Multi-partner projects ____ partners with different perspectives or backgrounds.
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    b. 
    c. 
    ?
  4. Eurojargon is ____ difficult to understand.
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    b. 
    c. 
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  5. Countries that have applied to become a ____ of the EU are applicant countries.
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    b. 
    c. 
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  6. The Common Agricultural Policy is one of the ____ important European Union policies.
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    c. 
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  7. Eurocrats are the ____ who work for the EU's institutions.
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    b. 
    c. 
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  8. With enlargement ten ____ countries joined the EU in 2004.
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    b. 
    c. 
    ?
  9. To join you ____ agree to follow the rules
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?
  10. They mostly ____ this through taxes.
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?
  11. Every citizen of the Union has the right to ____ as a candidate at municipal elections.
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?
  12. Goods, capital and services can be moved ____ within the EU.
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?
  13. Many people benefit ____ structural funds
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    b. 
    c. 
    ?
  14. Europeans want to live in ____
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    b. 
    c. 
    ?
  15. They ____ to hold them every year before the application deadline
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?
  16. Could I have some ____ on the project?
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?
  17. I'll ask ____ approval from the boss
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?
  18. Are the seminars ____ by the National Agency?
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?
  19. Gender ____ is a fundamental right of the EU citizen.
    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    ?
  20. There are European ____to protect the environment.
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    b. 
    c. 
    ?

Lista de comprobación

Cuando acabe esta unidad, debería ser capaz de:

  • Lectura de textos generales sobre temas de la UE
  • Hablar sobre las costumbres y la rutina en el pasado
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